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Game Thread | No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

September 21, 2019
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No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

Sanford Stadium |8:00 p.m. ET | CBS

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Prove It

You can talk about what Notre Dame does well and doesn’t do well as the Irish head to Athens to take on No. 3 Georgia this weekend. The Dawgs are loaded with athletes and enormous humans in the trenches, but Notre Dame needs to prove to itself they belong with the elite programs in college football. 

Notre Dame has overachieved in some regards by going 12-0 twice during the Brian Kelly era yet the Fighting Irish are at a crossroads as they head to Georgia. 

Clemson was at a similar fork in the road when “Clemsoning” was a thing. The Tigers beat Notre Dame (at home) and never looked back. Notre Dame will have a similar chance to get the “big game blues” off its back this weekend with a win in Athens. 


Five Players To Watch

Georgia RB D'Andre Swift
Maybe the best player the Irish will face this season. He's averaging over 9 yards per carry and is a threat to take it to the house whenever he touches the football. Notre Dame has to have 11 to the ball in order to slow him down.

Notre Dame DE Julian Okwara
His matchup with UGA offensive tackle Andrew Thomas will be watched closely by every NFL scout in attendance. Notre Dame needs him to play at the same level he did against Clemson last season.

Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool
Claypool has looked fantastic after the catch in the first two games. The Irish will need that and him winning contested catches against Georgia's very good cornerback duo. 

Georgia QB Jake Fromm
Fromm is not a threat to run the football, but he is deadly accurate from the pocket when he has time. That's often with Georgia's offensive line keeping him clean by only allowing one sack this season. The Irish must pressure him and force Fromm to beat them. He's 26-1 when throwing less than 30 times a game. He's 0-4 when throwing 30 or more passes.

Notre Dame S Alohi Gilman
Big games are for big-time players and Gilman has been a big-time player for Notre Dame's defense. They need him to be at his best on the biggest stage. He's going to have to make several solo tackles and produce some havoc plays to slow down the Georgia offense.


By The Numbers 

2 - Notre Dame’s visit to No. 3/3 Georgia will mark just the second time the Irish will
face a top-five SEC team on the opponent’s home field in school history. The No.
24 Irish fell 38-14 at No. 4 Tennessee in 1999.

3 - Notre Dame recorded at least 66 points in a game for just the third time since
1932 in its 66-14 win over New Mexico. 

7 - With ESPN’s College GameDay making an appearance in Athens this weekend, it
will mark the 30th time the pregame show will appear before a game featuring
the Irish and the 12th time in the Brian Kelly era. That is the seventh-most of
any program in the nation.

19.07 - Ian Book leads all Power 5 quarterbacks in yards-per-completion with a 19.07average (he ranks second among all FBS quarterbacks in that category).

20.2 - Notre Dame skill players have averaged 20.2 yards after the catch this season (31
receptions, 627 yards-after-catch) – the best among Power 5 teams. 

30 - Notre Dame has held its opponents to 30 points or less in 16 consecutive games.

41.5 - Notre Dame leads all FBS teams for opponent completion percentage, as Irish
opponents are 22-for-53 (41.5%) in the first two games.

2205 - Over the last eight games, Ian Book has thrown for 2,205 yards, the fifth-most
among all active FBS quarterbacks.


Quotes of the Week

Notre Dame QB Ian Book on being a 14-point underdog: 
"Honestly, we don’t care at all what anyone says. If we’re supposed to lose by double-digits, it’s kind of a chip on our shoulder and we’ll use that as motivation. It’s great. The pressure isn’t on us. We’re going down there to do what we have to do. We believe in ourselves. Everyone in this family knows we can do it. We know our potential, so we’re not worried – we’re confident.”

WR Chris Finke on being underdogs: 
“We’re fueled by our goals which are to win a National Championship. The way that goes is to win every week. We’re preaching this week that it’s not about proving anything to anyone. We know who we are. It’s about preparing and being precise in our preparation.”

DE Ade Ogundeji on Georgia:
“They do things the right way and they aren’t going to beat themselves. We have to go out and play hard. We have to beat them. We can’t have penalties and we have to play football the right way."


For Your Nerves 

Notre Dame vs. Georgia Hype Video

http://instagr.am/p/B2mpWrQF9Fh

TEAM STATS Notre Dame Georgia
Points Per Game 50.5 49.3
Points Allowed Per Game 15.5 7.7
Total Yards 507.0 565.3
Yards Passing 313.5 278.7
Yards Rushing 193.5 286.7
Yards Allowed 373.0 243.0
Pass Yards Allowed 142.5 182.3
Rush Yards Allowed  230.5 60.7

Game Thread | No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 3 Georgia

92,111 Views | 656 Replies | Last: 4 yr ago by und63
IrishRob
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ND guys faking injuries now
Cassin
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We look so weak right now
Firefighter8196
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Yeah our D can't do it all guys. Long has continually showed he has no business calling plays. Refuses to throw the ball down the field for anything
NYNDBLUE
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Ain't giving up. It'a 3 point game after 3 quarters.

One play can turn the momentum around.
EnvEngIrish11
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Fabulous

Going to lose the game, and let's throw on being the *******t gutless team in CFB too by faking a bunch of injuries.
blairkiel
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What a dog**** quarter, but, we're alive and a shot
SWANSEA
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IrishRob said:

ND guys faking injuries now
It look like a finger in his eye.
GulfCoastIrish
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Need some Irish magic here.
usma95
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It is 13-10 in the fourth quarter at Georgia. I most definitely think Kelly had this team ready play.
blairkiel
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Stepping on our dicks...

A ND tradition since 1988
mavscoach
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Offense HAS to open it up and Fink has to start holding on to the ball and make catches.
rmirish
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I don't think either player was faking
Sgt Hulka
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They need a turnover to flip this thing. Bless the defense, you can only do so much.
NYNDBLUE
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Time of possession after 3 qtrs

GA 26:33
ND 18:27
mbmirish
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So I am sick to my stomach but I would have never guessed 10-13 after 3.
Cassin
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Team is playing hard

The false starts are brutal and are killing us

Play calling on O looks bland

D is exhausted, which falls on the O
rmirish
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D maybe, but have you been leaving the room or something when ND goes on offense? Good grief they have been bad. Took 4 downs to score from the 2 after a gift fumble. That's our entire offense for the night. I call that not prepared.
Sgt Hulka
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ND will get that light thing by 2050.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Georgia picking on Shaun Crawford. Pays off.
Firefighter8196
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Yeah no way we win this. See what happens you throw the ball down the field long!! Let your WR's make a damn play for you and quit throwing this stupid WR screens
mattfreeman
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Staff
Difference in this game is pure athleticism right now.
Tripucka
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mattfreeman said:

Difference in this game is pure athleticism right now.
And conditioning.
usma95
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We can agree to disagree. I think the team was prepared. I do not think they took advantage of some things and Finke has played very poorly.
Firefighter8196
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Pride didn't have a chance
rmirish
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Georgia looks much better than ND right now.
Sgt Hulka
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Tripucka said:

mattfreeman said:

Difference in this game is pure athleticism right now.
And conditioning.


Disagree with that one. Defense has been on the field all second half against a massive line. You're gonna get wore out.
jmsheridan
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Getting schooled all of a sudden.
MEVTIrish
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Was the flag picked up?
tcirish
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I think the D is solid. Our offense is garbage.
mattfreeman
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Staff
Touchdown UGA.

Georgia 20
Notre Dame 10

13:19 | 4Q

8 plays, 82 yards in 3:59

Firefighter8196
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This is what a vanilla offense does to your defense. Playing to keep the game close will only make you lose! Long isn't and hasn't been a good OC ever
jmsheridan
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Good to be relying on 4 and 5 stars.
Tripucka
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Sgt Hulka said:

Tripucka said:

mattfreeman said:

Difference in this game is pure athleticism right now.
And conditioning.


Disagree with that one. Defense has been on the field all second half against a massive line. You're gonna get wore out.
Agreed. Conditioning is not what I meant.
ndsean44
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Long, Book, Finke, offense.

This. is. on. you.
Sec26Row30
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I don't understand Long... the dinking and dunking isn't working.... can't expect to trade 3 and outs... had to make plays.... hell, their starting secondary is out.....
 
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